Bridge Commander Universe

Phaser · **Posted**: 11-03-2006 01:59 AM

Well, now that you mention it....lol

Just decrease the contrast between the different colored sections and it'll look great.

UPD Equinox · **Posted**: 11-03-2006 11:39 PM

lol well I never would have gotten a sneaker from that... but hey different people differnent imaginations lol

Whats the poly count at so far?

**Raven Night** · **Posted**: 11-15-2006 06:39 PM

4853 polys sofar, it is unlikely it will increase any more, most of the mesh work is done. Now, this is the sep version at that size, the single body version is a little lower in polys.

Ok, due to some strong suggestions about sep mode for this ship, as well as concerns over the proper application of damage textures, I have decided to create a proposal for this ship in sep mode.

It was very difficult to turn this ship into a sep ship. First, the ships shape was not condusive to hide two warp nacelles in the lower sep ship. I tried creating nacelles that would fit in the two "tails" on the back of the dorsal sep module, but its angle made that almost impossible. So I decided to just give the "tails" a warp plasma vent. The lower ship would not have a bussard ramscoop.

My second problem was getting both sep ships to look acceptable in form and function. I couldnt just flatten out the bottom of the ventral set ship....the head on the ship is already thin as it is, and thinning it out even more looked very strange. So, I created an indentation that the bottom of the ventral ships hull would sit in....this of course created a deep set of walls and a trench on the dorsal sep ship, but I think it still works.

Here is a quick and dirty example of what the ship would look like seperated. Note, the mini-deflector on the ventral hull is not illuminated, and neither are the warp vents on the dorsal ship. This is just a few pics to give you an idea how it would look.

Captain Elgy · **Posted**: 11-15-2006 07:08 PM

Very nice indeed!!, don't normally like how starships look once separated, but this looks really cool!!. Great Work Raven!! Smile

ModderMan · **Posted**: 11-15-2006 11:22 PM

Wow that some good work there Raven Smile

DJ Curtis · Admiral Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 2381 Location: Canada

yeah, great design man. i luv it.

**Moonraker** · BCU Mod Team Joined: 17 Nov 2000 Posts: 56

yea its like, so ugly its beautiful... or something like that.

i disapprove of the hull numbering, its kindof hard to read, but hey who am i to say that *slap*

Phaser · **Posted**: 11-17-2006 09:42 PM

Wow! That looks beautiful! Excellent design, Raven.

**Raven Night** · **Posted**: 11-18-2006 06:34 PM

Thanks. I know the registry is different then normal, I decided to go with this font because it is more advanced looking.

**starforce2** · **Posted**: 11-18-2006 09:16 PM

nah..admit it you just want to annoy everyone Laughing

**Moonraker** · BCU Mod Team Joined: 17 Nov 2000 Posts: 56

yes but im not talking aobut it being different from normal. its just hard to read. not something i think any organisation would be putting on their equipment from a realistic standpoint... but hey, it does look cool.